The Indians gained an 8-7 decision in the completion of the suspended game of June 20, but the Tigers won the regularly-scheduled contest that followed, 4-2, with Joe Coleman posting his 20th victory. The Indians were leading in the June 20 game, 7-6, in the top half of the eighth inning when play was stopped because of a power failure in a bank of lights behind home plate. After action resumed, the Tigers tied the score on a double by Mickey Stanley, but the Indians came back with the winning run in the ninth on a single by Vada Pinson and double by Ted Uhlaender.

Coleman became a 20-game winner with the help of four homers -- two by Norm Cash and one each by Gates Brown and Bill Freehan. Roy Foster homered for the Indians' two runs. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Uhlaender rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Pinson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
G. Brown lf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .340      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Stanley ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Horton rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .278
Cash 1b               4   2   3   2     0   0   .283      R. Foster lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .247
Freehan c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Camilli 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .205
Northrup cf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Stanley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Hargan p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .063
Coleman p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .094        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209

Totals               33   4   8   4     0   5             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  2,266
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Indians 7
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (20), Uhlaender (20)
Home Runs: G. Brown (11), Cash 2 (32), Freehan (21), R. Foster (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Coleman (9)
GIDP: Freehan (13), Nettles (15)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(20-9)         9     9   2   2   1   7   1  36   3.15
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   7   1  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(1-13)          6     8   4   4   0   1   4  25   6.19
Lamb                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.35
Mingori                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.43
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   5   4  34

Wild Pitches: Hargan (8)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded
out (shortstop to first); G. Brown homered; Horton flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
flied out to left; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash singled to right; Freehan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second];
Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Chambliss singled to
right [Nettles to second]; R. Foster struck out; Camilli struck
out; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to left; Coleman singled to
second; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Coleman to second]; McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first) [Coleman to third]; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargan struck out; Uhlaender struck out; Pinson
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Cash homered; Freehan homered;
Northrup flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse lined to shortstop; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); Chambliss doubled to left; R. Foster lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to center; Coleman out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe
grounded out (first unassisted) [Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Camilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
flied out to right; Hargan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 0.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Cash homered; Freehan singled to
third; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender doubled to left; Pinson popped to
shortstop; Fosse flied out to left [Uhlaender to third]; Nettles
walked; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 7TH: LAMB REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Brinkman lined to
left; Coleman was called out on strikes; McAuliffe flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: R. Foster singled to left; Camilli singled to
center [R. Foster to second]; Stanley was called out on strikes;
HINTON BATTED FOR LAMB; Hinton was called out on strikes;
Uhlaender flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied
out to left; STANLEY BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Stanley was called out
on strikes; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HORTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Pinson flied out to center; Fosse singled to right; Nettles
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Fosse
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Cash popped to second; Freehan flied out to left;
Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss doubled to center; R. Foster homered
[Chambliss scored]; Camilli struck out; Stanley flied out to
center; BAKER BATTED FOR MINGORI; Baker grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 2.